chicago, michigan, all those midwestern states, now bracing for a big storm but come a little bit late. >> global warming. that's what people are saying. >> let's check in with bob pisani here on the floor this morning. bob, have you met snoopy yet? >> hey, no haven't met snoopy. everybody here distracted, i think a little news everyone is talking b try to answer issues, people want to know what is going on here. the deal reflectsed diminishing value of the stock trading business and the higher value of the derivatives business. when i say diminishing value, remember the nasdaq ice bid that happened in april 2011? 4253. today's deal, 3312. that's not lost with anybody. a higher p, market cap here. what is going to happen to the stock trading busy in know what they are saying what is really going to happen? a lot of the betting, they will spin off the european part of the cash equities business, retaint u.s. part. however, that does not mean that in the future, you couldn't having? happen. you couldn't spin it off, ipo it in the future, even having current management retain control of t